Hinge



E. o. ROBERTS ET AL' May 29, 1923.

HINGE Filed. June. 27, 1922 M n a o Z f w.

Patented May 29, 1923.

ELMER ROBERTS AND RAYMOND F. DOT SC II, O'E OLYMPIA, WASHINGTOII.

HINGE.

Application filed June 27, 1922. Serial No. 571,148.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, -ELMER O. ROBERTS and RAYMOND Fl- DOTSCH, citizensofthe United States of America, residing at Olympia, in the county ofThurston and State of \Vashington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hinges;

and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, concise,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in hinges,having for anobjecttoprovide .a hinge especially designed for use in the hinging or pivotingof the legs of a folding or collapsible table to the top section of thesame, being of such construction as will permit of the swinging of theleg engaged thereby to position adjacent and in substantial arallelismto the top section when not in use and to permit swinging of theleg in'areverse direction into a position at substan tially right angles tosaid. top section, whereat the squared upper end of the leg will engageor abut an adjacent portion of said top section for rigidly supportingit.

It is likewise an object of the invention to provid eia table leg hingewhich is of such construction-and design as will firmly retain the legin a set up position with relation to the tabletop section, means beingprovided for locking the hinge in that position and by consequence,prevent undesired collapsing of the table.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed outhereinafter;

In order that the invention and its mode of operation may be readilyunderstood by persons skilled in the art, we have in the accompanyingillustrative drawings and in the detailed following description basedthereon, set out one possible embodiment of the same.

In these drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a folding table equipped with theimproved hinge;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary detail in elevation showing theposition of the hinge when the leg is in folded position together withthe position of the hinge when the leg is in set up position, the latterbeing shown in dotted dash lines; and,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary detail in perspective of the improved hinge,showing its position when the table leg is in a Fset up position. a

Having more particular reference to the drawings, in connection withwhich like characters of reference will designate corresponding partsthroughout, 1 represents the top of a foldablc table provided with theusual number of legs 2' for supporting the same. In order that said legs2 may be hingedly connectedto the under side of the table top 1, theinvention is utilized, and in this direction, may be stated to comprisea substantially right angularly formed strap metal arm 8 having bearingsleeves 4 formed upon the top of its ends while openings 5 are formed inthe right angularly disposed portions of the same and serve for apurpose which will be subsequently described.

Attaching fingers or plates 6 and 7 are provided the device and haveeach a hearing sleeve v8 upon certain of their extremities adapted to bereceived between the spaced bearing sleeves 4 on the opposite ends ofthe arm 3, whereby a pintle or pivot pin 9 may be passed therethroughfor an obvious purpose. Also, outwardly disposed staples or eyelets 10arefixedly carried upon the outer surfaces of these attaching fingers orplates 6 and 7 and are so positioned as to be received through theopening 5 in-the angularly disposed portion of the arm 3 when the hingeis in such position as to retain the table leg 2 in its set up orsupporting position. In this connection, it is to be noted that theattaching fingerof plate 6 is secured to one side of the upper end ofthe table leg 2, while the attaching finger of plate 7 is secured to aportion of the under side of the table top 1 in proximity to one endportion of the same as clearly shown in the Figure 3. Thus, When the leg2 is in its folded or non-supporting position, the same will be arrangedadjacent the normally upper side of the table top 1 and in substantialparallelism thereto as shown in the Figure 2, inasmuch as the longerangular portion of the arm 3 will correspond to that distance betweenits outer end and the adjacent end of said table top and W111 permitsaid leg to be swung outwardly and then upwardly to a position adjacentsaid normally upper side of the table top, the shorter angular portionof the right angularly formed arm being of a length slightly greaterthan the thickness of the table top inorderthat theattaehing finger ofplate '6 may bewswung outwardly-from the same to a position atsubstantiallyright. angles. thereto, whereupon the "table leg, avill bein its folded ornon-supporting position.

When the table leg is swung to its setv up position, the squared upperend of the same Willabut ttPOltlOIlpOf the, under side;

of the table top in the manner shown in the Figure 3, While the rightangu lanly formed arm 3 Will afford an effectual-icons nection and brace"between the same and said table top. "To prevent Ll'IlClIlBMIIlOVQY-men-tof'ithe arm 3 together With the leg 2 with relation: to the; tabletop, a forked locking member indicated by thenumer-al 11 is provided.and is adapted to have its oppositely disposed legs'passe'd through theex tended portions of the staples or eyelets 1-0 passing through' theopenings-=5 in th-e an gu larly' disposed portionsof 'saidmarm.

Thus, said arm will: be" prevented fromiha'v: ing material movement with'relat on t'o the table top or leg and hence,'--theflatten v will befirmly secured in its-"set up 'posi tion. To prevent-floss of thelocking-device 11, a suitable connection such was a chain 12 may be a nd'preiterab'lyf is co'nnected to the looped h andle portion of the 1 sameand to an adjacent portion of the tabletop;

Manifestly, the construction ShO-WIL -iS' capable of considerablemodifi'c atioir and OIli saidarm: and fingers. I

1 hin ge comprising a ;.substa ntially right singularly-formed armhavingspaced said staples: upon th'eir en gagement' bearingsleeves onits opposite ends, attachlng plates having. each ,a. -b'eamng sleeve oncertain of their ends arranged adjacent the -opposite. ends of said arm,pintlespassing through, the. adj acentbearingsleevehon saidopposite'ends of the arm and"said attaching plates, laterally disposedstaples carried on certain of the sides of said attaching platesadapted-to be received through corresponding openings in the angularportions of said arms, at times, and locking means engagesable-*Wi-th-the extended portions of said staples uponi engagement ofthe same in the: openingsiin said. angulai portions ostth a 1 i l 3'. In7 combinations withzta vtoldin gi table including top-- and supporting:legs; hinges: connecting said legs tothe under; side ofp'ovtions: ofsaid topizcomprising a sub? stantiallyi right angularly formedaarmi hawi-ng bearing: sleeves formed "(i-n3 itsioppzosite extremities, attachingplatesihamng. beaming sleeves. formed ron its oppositer extremities,

attaching: plates having agbearing. sleeve: on.

heating sleeve on :s'aid: arm; ipintlespassing thmouglr said ad acent;-.bearing sleejves wator" inter-connectingithesame,zone ot-said platesbeing 1 connected 7 to ;thez -..-uppersz'side at 1 the adjacenttablezlegandl" theuotherattaching 1 i I certain their ends -.arranged1adjaoentigthe tion of the under side ot thei -tableitopg one;

wardly extending staples on; certain o t the sides e f-said attachi-ng-rplatesaadapted' tos be received through openings':inatheeanghlar 7portion ofsaid arms, .a-it* :-times,'e an a ionkedi looking memberadapted tolhaveztheioppo-i sitely: disposed glegs lthereot':passed-'thmough rough:

the openings in said right angularli formed arm connected to the? nder--side 0 je'cent portion otithemable top. i y

In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands-;*

- ELM-ER of ai BZEiiTsiammon a FLHDOHQSGI-LA

